It may come as a surprise that despite her 35 year career in Hollywood, French born actress, director, writer and producer Julie Delpy just received her first ever Golden Globe nomination Thursday morning.

“My first thought was, did I hear it right, was that my name?” Delpy told the Journal. “And then I was very excited and surprised because I can’t really say the my life has been full of good news. I’m not a very lucky person.”

The actress received a nod in the best actress category for her role opposite Ethan Hawke in “Before Midnight,” the third film she wrote and produced with Hawke and director Richard Linklater.

In “Before Midnight,” Delpy reprised her role as Céline Wallace. Like the 1995 “Before Sunrise” and the 2004 “Before Sunset,” “Before Midnight” was shot over 15 days in a European setting, this time in Greece, and was made for roughly $3 million.

“We have a certain freedom where we can do whatever we want, but that freedom has a price. Those screenplays are so difficult, those long takes, we try and make them look painless but they’re very, very difficult,” noting that there’s usually at least a six year lag between each of the films. “We’re not even going to speak or mention the possibility of another film to one another for years.”

The trio was nominated for an Oscar in 2005 for best adapted screenplay for “Before Sunset.” To date, the three films grossed $32 million worldwide.

“Maybe I’ll treat myself to a 30-minute massage, that will be my celebration. I’ll celebrate being the person that keeps on working with the least recognition ever. I’m happy to lose, but I’m lucky to be nominated. I’m looking forward to losing to any of them,” Delpy said, referring to the four other best actress in a comedy or musical nominees.

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